Today I gave Tasha her first insulin injections. Or to be frank, she got one already yesterday as we went to vet to learn the dosing and the use of insulin pens. Her first morning shot was a failure as I kept the needle under her skin too short time. When you fail you must not try again as you don't know how much you got in. There's a risk for overdosing if you retry.
Next time this evening it went better. She was eating and didn't even notice the needle - although my hands were shaking quite badly. Very tense, you might say. Well, it's something everyone doesn't have to do during a lifetime - stinging your pet with a needle. There are people studying health and nursing who have a severe anxiety when it comes to practicing vaccinating, blood sampling and such. Repeat, repeat, repeat. In time I'm sure it will become routine.
A little more worried I am about teaching someone else to tend Tasha. I'm sure I will continue travelling and making weekend trips so I need to keep Tasha with me or teach someone else to give her the medication. And it takes practice. You just can't show them once and leave them cope with it - or wait, that's what the vet did. :D Oh well, as it's my pet I can't just throw the responsibility to someone else. I was anxious and failed the first time, but I have to keep on doing it because it's my cat, even if the teaching was very brief. I guess I need to get a friend to see the procedure several times and let her/him give Tasha the dose under my eye before letting them do it alone.
Another question is how ethical is it to leave Tasha for someone other's caring. There's always a chance for hypoglycemia so she in the right situation should be kept eye on for longer times than an hour thrice a day. That's something I really should think of when travelling.
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